After the fall of Yingzhou, the northernmost place under the jurisdiction of Lulong Jiedu in Youzhou was Tanzhou, and the northernmost place in Tanzhou was the Great Wall frontier.
After the Khitan captured Yingzhou in the northeast of Lulong, they invaded Pingzhou and fought fiercely with Lulong's army in Yuguan. The two sides invested huge numbers of troops and had been fighting fiercely for several days. Under such circumstances, whether Gubeikou Fortress can be held is extremely important.
Once Gubeikou was captured and the Lulong line of defense lost the support of the Great Wall, Tanzhou was bound to be difficult to defend, and the war would spread directly to the territory of Youzhou, and even the Khitan soldiers came to Youzhou City.
Unlike Yingzhou, which is a purely military frontier with few thousand households, Youzhou has always been the center of the northern border. Since the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, many people have lived here for generations. It has more than ten counties under its jurisdiction, and it is the real north. male town.
"I heard that Pingzhou and Jizhou in the east, and Guizhou and Yunzhou in the west are now fighting hard. We Tanzhou is caught in the middle, and we should be under more pressure. Haven't seen any Khitan troops show up?"
On the Gubeikou pass, Er Gouzi, who had just exchanged value, had a playful smile and worriedly asked Dutou beside him.
"What do you know!"
Dutou Dan snorted coldly, "We guarded the north gate and buried many corpses of prairie barbarians. How could they dare to attack? To tell you the truth, we have never lost a battle with prairie barbarians! The worst thing is , that is also a tie.
"For these years, our Lu Long army has been defending the border alone. We have never needed the support of the court, and the court will not give it. Now you don't have to panic. Although the offensive of the prairie barbarians this time is not small, I heard that the court's army has already entered The border of Youzhou is over, and it will come soon. When the time comes, you boy will just wait to cut off your head to report your military exploits."
The scene of Dutou educating recruits will probably not be too different. It is nothing more than bragging and exaggerating the combat history and achievements of the trilogy, which arouses the worship of the recruits, and they will abide by the military regulations and work hard from then on.
Maybe, the recruits will also be in awe of the old soldiers, willing to be driven without complaint.
If it were normal, such a scene would end with the admiring eyes of the new recruits, the high fighting spirit, and the appearance of the old soldier with his nostrils upturned. sound.
"The battle at Beikou Shouzhuo will not be so simple. It is the Yili Jinye of the Khitan Northern Court who attacked the camp and Ping Erzhou, and the one who attacked Jizhou was the Yili Jinye of the Khitan Academy who attacked Gui. The state is Xiao Hendu, Prime Minister of Beifu.
"These people are the most powerful generals in the Khitan army. Each of them has achieved great military exploits. They are fearsome existences on the grasslands. Naturally, it goes without saying. But in the Khitan Kingdom, the most elite and brave ones are Yelu Abaoji's direct descendant Jingqi - the Heart Department and the Si Jin Department.
"The Heart Department was at Luoyankou outside Yunzhou, and was severely injured by the Spike Army. More than half of the elite was lost, let alone it, but the Sijin Department has not shown up so far. Isn't it strange?"
Hearing such long-winded speeches, Dudu Niudan only felt that his head was as big as a bucket.
As a native of Tanzhou and an old soldier guarding Beikou, he has been guarding the border here for more than ten years. Although his military rank is not high, he was killed with a knife and a gun on the battlefield. He is a true bloody hero. generation.
But when it comes to the general trend of the battlefield, strategy and tactics, he doesn't know a lot of words, but he can't think of too much.
If these words were spoken from the mouth of the commander of the capital, although Niudan could not understand, he would feel very powerful; but if the person who said these words was a white-faced scholar with a green robe and a body, it would be another matter It's over.
Niudan looked at the man with a sneer on his face, and said contemptuously: "You pedantic Confucian scholars, what else can you do except know how to speak irresponsibly, and think that you are high-spirited to point out the country? Why don't you pick a few Khitan scouts?" Head back, ask them what subordinates Khitan has
"If you don't have this strength, don't pretend to be an expert here. Lao Niu doesn't like this! In the Central Plains War, Gao Pian didn't even survive three months under King An, and he was defeated and died. There are too many Confucian scholars like you who only have one big mouth!"
The Confucian scholar was less than 30 years old, and his words were well-founded, but he was humiliated unexpectedly, and his face was flushed with embarrassment, and he couldn't say a word for a long time.
However, he didn't retort, or even make excuses. He just walked away silently with his head lowered and his teeth gritted under the common contemptuous gazes of veterans and recruits.
Confucian scholars did not come to Gubeikou alone, there were more than 30 people accompanying them. The purpose of their coming here is of course to support the defenders of the pass city and resist the Khitan invasion in order to make meritorious service for the country.
It's just that they are not welcome.
Generally speaking, ordinary people will admire scholars, and soldiers in the army are no exception, but if you are an old soldier on the battlefield, and you are facing a scholar who likes to talk, you will feel resistance and disdain from the bottom of your heart.
Because they know that these people are useless when the big war comes. Because of their ignorance of war, their unsupported blood, and pedantic principles that have no realistic roots, may also endanger the army and even ruin the soldiers.
"You kid, stay away from this group of people in the future!"
After the Confucian scholar left, Niu Dan whispered to Er Gouzi, "I think you seem to like talking to them, don't be fooled by this group of guys who pretend to be full of dung. On the battlefield, those The principles in the book are useless, the more you think about it, the faster you will die.
"The only thing you can trust is the swords in your hands and the comrades beside you. The only thing you need to obey is the military order!"
Er Gouzi, who had been brainwashed by Niudan, quickly agreed, repeatedly promising that he would definitely follow Dutou's figure.
Niudan was very satisfied with Er Gouzi's awakening. He glanced at the scattered Confucian scholars in Guancheng with his knife, snorted, and curled his lips: "I don't know what the commander thinks, but he would allow these scholars to stay in Guancheng." , should be dispersed, so as not to get in the way!"
Confucian scholar Zhang Zai returned to the barracks full of resentment, intending to tell his husband about his grievances and seek some comfort. When he entered the door, he saw Zhang Qi reading a book with his hands in his hands, drinking a sip of tea from time to time, looking at ease.
Hearing Zhang Zai's complaints, Zhang Qi raised his head, glanced at him lightly, not without disappointment, and said: "I asked you to come to the border to make contributions to the country, but you can't even get along with the soldiers. When the war breaks out, who would dare to use us?"
Zhang Zai said angrily: "We came here without asking for anything in return, just to help them defend the city! But they don't know good from bad, and never look at us seriously. Every time we insult us with words, after these few days, The disciples are already in unbearable pain. If it weren't for the teacher's order, we would have abandoned it long ago!"
Zhang Qi put down the book and said, "Abandon it? You have a bad temper. Where can you go? The world is so big, where else can you go?"
Zhang Zai blushed and said, "It's a big deal that I won't be an official. It's better to go back to the countryside to study and study!"
Zhang Qi's expression became stern, and his eyes sharpened, "Go back to the countryside to study and study? Good! You want your old mother, wife and children, facing the scorching sun and loess every day, working hard to support you? You are really ambitious.
"What do you want to say? Do you farm the land yourself? Do you know it? Even if you learn it, look at those farmers. How many days do they have free all year round? What do you use to study?"
Zhang Zai opened his mouth, but was speechless after being reprimanded.
Zhang Qi picked up the tea bowl, brought it to his mouth, put it down again, sighed, looked at Zhang Qi and said earnestly: "You have no way out, nor are you a teacher, let alone our Confucian school in Yangzhou. Look at the world in front of you. The country is peaceful, the world is clear and bright, and the lost land is gradually recovered. It is the time when the whole country is high-spirited.
"Ma Yin, who wanted to make trouble, didn't even show the flag of the incident, so he was decapitated; Liu Yin from Lingnan didn't even dare to have the courage to disobey the Tsingyi Yamen. Everyone in the Tang Dynasty was excited, and they wanted to fight in the coming days. In the coming prosperous age, fight for a place to stand, so that you can honor your ancestors and bless your descendants.
"Under such circumstances, if we don't go against the current, we will become outcasts of the prosperous age. We can only envy the wealth and magnificence of others when we are lingering and impoverished. Don't you even understand this?"
Zhang Zai's face changed several times, and in the end he could only bow down to be taught.
Zhang Qi took a sip of the weak tea, and seeing that Zhang Zai hadn't left, he knew that his heart had not been fully opened, so he said, "Our Confucian school has always been the guest of the princes, enjoying a lot of honor and respect, now let you let go With a low stature, it is inevitable that you will feel uncomfortable.
"But you have to understand that what the Confucian sect relies on is nothing more than the morale of the battle and the governance of civil affairs. The latter has been controlled by the Qingzhou Confucian sect, and we cannot compete with them. Now the only thing that can be used as an advanced level is war. And if the soldiers don't recognize us, how can they be encouraged by us when they are about to fight?"
Speaking of this, seeing that Zhang Zai had no dissatisfaction, Zhang Qi pushed away the tea bowl and said, "From now on, it doesn't matter if you don't drink this tea, change to a bar.
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"You pass on the order. From now on, Confucian disciples will no longer wear blue shirts, all armored and sharpened, and will no longer work alone. They must share weal and woe with the soldiers, eat the same food, and deserve the same posts.
"I heard from Commander Du that later he will send scouts out to investigate the movement of the Khitan army. This trip will take fifty miles away, and there will be many dangers. You will take two disciples with you. Remember, you must obey orders. If you encounter Khitan soldiers Riding, if all the soldiers are not withdrawn, you must not retreat, otherwise, the door will punish you!"
Zhang Zai opened his mouth, hesitated to speak several times, but in the end, he had no choice but to accept orders.
Looking at Zhang Zai who was going out, Zhang Qi's eyes were long, lost in thought for a long time.
From this moment on, there will be no Yangzhou Confucianism in the world.
Only Confucianism in the army.
Confucianism in the army is the core of cultivating Confucian generals who are both civil and military, who can not only focus on the overall situation of the war, but also fight in battle.
This is the direction and path Zhang Qi chose for his disciples, and they couldn't help but struggle for it.
The tensioner has no other choice.
But he also knew that Li Ye would be happy to see this.
The army can't just be decided by one family, and only military generals can control the army. It's inevitable that the tail will be overwhelmed. Even if the mighty Li Ye is not worried, he has to think about the future emperors.
Let the Confucian sect enter the army to take on a burden, and help the army become stronger while completing self-transformation, no matter from which point of view, it is a good choice.